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john boehner has his own base. i always struck chuck last night, john boehner comes out in that interview and talks about immigration reform. watch tweeter, afterwards. steve king from iowa, john fleming from louisiana. house conservatives. i talked to staffers, they said they don't represent the house but you give them attention. when they go to twitter and tee off in the minutes after their speakers talks about immigration reform. >> steve king is already making noises about running for the tom harkin seat. is harkin retiring? we don't know for sure. that's been the long assumption. big opportunity for republicans midterm. iowa on top of the ticket. >> abs lieuly. >> already we know that there's going to be a real republican primary. mitch mcconnell and john corbin basically went about this in a placate the base, contindon't, know, disrupt this. and it failed. now, they're not getting blame and i'm surprised. >> here's the deal. in 2010 they did get involved in a lot of places. >> they tried. >> they tried. most
john boehner has his own base. i always struck chuck last night, john boehner comes out in that interview and talks about immigration reform. watch tweeter, afterwards. steve king from iowa, john fleming from louisiana. house conservatives. i talked to staffers, they said they don't represent the house but you give them attention. when they go to twitter and tee off in the minutes after their speakers talks about immigration reform. >> steve king is already making noises about running for...
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john boehner put himself out there. on wednesday he said, in a press, short press conference, he said, we are going to pass this and it is going to be in the presence. not only did they not pass it, it didn't even come for a vote. the speaker vote on whether john boehner remains speaker is january 3rd. should he worry about his chances there? >> there are a lot of moving parts on whether or not he is going to hold his speakership. two things ended up happening last night. one house republicans lost a lot of leverage in this debate. they didn't have a whole lot going into it but they lost whatever they had. now if there is going to be any kind of deal either now or after december 31st, it's going to be done with a substantial of house democrats and that really takes away a lot of the bargaining chips that house republicans played. but the bigger result of last night was a loss of republican leadership. that goes straight to exactly the question on john boehner. and there is maybe the question that can anyone end up leadi
john boehner put himself out there. on wednesday he said, in a press, short press conference, he said, we are going to pass this and it is going to be in the presence. not only did they not pass it, it didn't even come for a vote. the speaker vote on whether john boehner remains speaker is january 3rd. should he worry about his chances there? >> there are a lot of moving parts on whether or not he is going to hold his speakership. two things ended up happening last night. one house...
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i never have known john boehner not to have a plan or idea to have a lead. i think again people overlook in this discussion how much support he had in the caucus. he clearly had somewhere in the neighborhood of 200 posts. this idea that the majority of republicans were against what he was proposing is not true. he had massive support and got no democratic help on the taxes and that probably killed the deal in the end. the speaker retains a lot of support and i suspect whatever he proposes today will get tremendous support in congress. >> your colleagues from ohio said that the big problem here is just continuous blame. both sides blaming each other and no one wanting to make the tough decision to take on something they may not like entirely. do you feel someone is very familiar with the members and your conference that there is too much blame game going on between both sides and people are too fearful of making the tough vote. it's a profile in courage. >> i think there is a lot of principaled opposition. it's not just the tax issue and the fact that they ha
i never have known john boehner not to have a plan or idea to have a lead. i think again people overlook in this discussion how much support he had in the caucus. he clearly had somewhere in the neighborhood of 200 posts. this idea that the majority of republicans were against what he was proposing is not true. he had massive support and got no democratic help on the taxes and that probably killed the deal in the end. the speaker retains a lot of support and i suspect whatever he proposes today...
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john boehner struggling to keep his conference under control and united. a look ahead at the president's schedule. you are watching "the daily rundown" on msnbc. ♪ he was a 21st century global nomad ♪ ♪ home was an airport lounge and an ipad ♪ ♪ made sure his credit score did not go bad ♪ ♪ with a free-credit-score-dot-com ♪ ♪ app that he had ♪ downloaded it in the himalayas ♪ ♪ while meditating like a true playa ♪ ♪ now when he's surfing down in chile'a ♪ ♪ he can see when his score is in danger ♪ ♪ if you're a mobile type on the go ♪ ♪ i suggest you take a tip from my bro ♪ ♪ and download the app that lets you know ♪ ♪ at free-credit-score-dot-com now let's go. ♪ vo: offer applies with enrollment in freecreditscore.com™. not in this economy. we also have zero free time, and my dad moving in. so we went to fidelity. we looked at our family's goals and some ways to help us get there. they helped me fix my economy, the one in my house. now they're managing my investments for me. and with fidelity, getting
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on capitol hill, pressure from the right on john boehner and mitch connell. if you thought the tension had eased, think again. good morning from washington. it's monday, may 14th, 2012. let's get right to the first read of the morning. a lot of folks wanted to get it back to the economy. they are borrowing a page and newt gingrich's from january of this year to make mitt romney's strength a weakness. they are out with a two-minute attack ad that tells the story on a company whose kansas city plan was shuttered after bane purchased it in 1993. >> mitt romney was involved in the influence that he exercised over the companies. >> they made as much money as they could and they filed for bankruptcy without concern for the families. >> something i thought that was -- >> it's like watching an old friend bleed to death. >> the one on point they're making is that happened after he left bane capital. it was just four months ago when the pro gingrich super pac got romney's record at bane. those ads worked. romney found himself on the defensive and ended up losing the pr
on capitol hill, pressure from the right on john boehner and mitch connell. if you thought the tension had eased, think again. good morning from washington. it's monday, may 14th, 2012. let's get right to the first read of the morning. a lot of folks wanted to get it back to the economy. they are borrowing a page and newt gingrich's from january of this year to make mitt romney's strength a weakness. they are out with a two-minute attack ad that tells the story on a company whose kansas city...
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needs the cooperation in a cent republican leader mitch mcconnell and speaker john boehner to john boehner and bringing any deal to the floor that is not likely to get in the republican members and they count on it to assure that they won't filibuster the deal. >> it seems like after the boehner plan b went down, republicans are sort of this washing their hands of this and president obama is void by the confidence that if we go over the cliff, perhaps treasury can avert the worst things off the bad and republicans will get the political blame for it. that's why we are not moving so quickly? >> the goal is now for him to sort out a deal. they have both consummate deal makers. if anyone can do it, they can. i don't get the sense of urgency that they are going to take all the blame for this. we are probably going to get close to this and take wall street on january 1st to see a connection here. >> as i was reading this morning, going off the fiscal cliff was a bungee jump. we go over and the markets collapse. it's amazing that's what we have to get to. >> here's what we know. washington only
needs the cooperation in a cent republican leader mitch mcconnell and speaker john boehner to john boehner and bringing any deal to the floor that is not likely to get in the republican members and they count on it to assure that they won't filibuster the deal. >> it seems like after the boehner plan b went down, republicans are sort of this washing their hands of this and president obama is void by the confidence that if we go over the cliff, perhaps treasury can avert the worst things...
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and i can guarantee the white house and president obama may show those quotes of john boehner and eric cantor. >> haley barbour on taxes, and this is from the republican governors association meeting in la las vegas. quote, if there's enough savings, if there's enough certainty about tax reform the next few years, i would, former governor haley barbour said when asked whether his party should consider softening its opposition to letting the bush tax cuts on the wealthiest expire. i mean, that's just an amazing, amazing, amazing switch from where we even were on the campaign trail last week. >> well, that's right, luke. and also governor bob mcdonnell said something else. elections have consequences and that, of course, was a line republicans used in 2011 during the debt ceiling negotiations as well as all of the other times they were actually trying to trim the budget deficit saying, look, this is why we were elected in 2010 to come and do this. now president obama has that same argument in 2012. look, the presidential contest was fought on the contours of raising taxes on the wealthy.
and i can guarantee the white house and president obama may show those quotes of john boehner and eric cantor. >> haley barbour on taxes, and this is from the republican governors association meeting in la las vegas. quote, if there's enough savings, if there's enough certainty about tax reform the next few years, i would, former governor haley barbour said when asked whether his party should consider softening its opposition to letting the bush tax cuts on the wealthiest expire. i mean,...
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boehner as the country moves another day closer to tumbling off this fiscal cliff. boehner met with the president for 50 minutes in the oval office yesterday evening. it was as much about how to negotiate as what to negotiation. that's what the standoff is over, they don't even know how to trade proposals. boehner was invited to the white house yesterday and you could tell as he whipped out a paul ryan style chart. >> here we are at the 11th hour, and the president still isn't serious about dealing with this issue right here. it's this issue. spending. >> but as the day wore on and the president knew he was going to get a face to face with gainer, he put on a happier face with the republicans. >> i remain cautiously optimistic, but i think what's most important is that members of congress hear from their constituencies. >> after the white house meeting, the two sides are back to releasing the statement statement, which might be a sign of good things to come, by saying the meeting was frank and as we have been saying for some time now, the lines of communication rema
boehner as the country moves another day closer to tumbling off this fiscal cliff. boehner met with the president for 50 minutes in the oval office yesterday evening. it was as much about how to negotiate as what to negotiation. that's what the standoff is over, they don't even know how to trade proposals. boehner was invited to the white house yesterday and you could tell as he whipped out a paul ryan style chart. >> here we are at the 11th hour, and the president still isn't serious...
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it's not up to john boehner. he's not going to ram something through without the support of the base of his party as represented by the people who come from red, red districts. that's just the fact of life. when they stopped arguing about principle and started talking about numbers last weekend, that was the burst of optimism. >> right. >> the problem is some people hadn't finished arguing about principle yet. >> but you have some democrats on the outside more comfortage comfortable with going over the cliff. >> strengthening -- >> $250,000. >> now that the president moved it up to 400. >> and he probably needs it to be at seven. >> stick around. we're going to take a break. since 1900, only one person has served as chairman of the foreign relations committee more than twice. the answer was joe biden. then-senator biden was chair for 17 days when the senate was split 50/50. then he became the committee's chair in 2001 when jim jeffords of vermont switched party. he held the post for a third and final time during
it's not up to john boehner. he's not going to ram something through without the support of the base of his party as represented by the people who come from red, red districts. that's just the fact of life. when they stopped arguing about principle and started talking about numbers last weekend, that was the burst of optimism. >> right. >> the problem is some people hadn't finished arguing about principle yet. >> but you have some democrats on the outside more comfortage...
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but expect it will be john boehner working along with the president. i'm sure mitch mcconnell will be very closely involved in the discussions with leader boehner. >> you don't believe a deal should come out of the senate and then be introduced in the house? >> well, i think the elections are over. we need to find solutions to help our country move forward in a positive direction and as the chairman of the joint chiefs of staffs says the biggest threat to our national security is actually our debt. we need to get this spending under control and get people back to work. >> i want to talk about this issue of taxes and tax rates and get you to respond to something from not exactly someone who is known as a liberal thinker here. take a listen. >> it won't kill the country if we raise tax as little bit on millionaires. it really won't, i don't think. i don't know why republicans don't take obama's offer to freeze taxes for everyone below $250,000. make it $500,000, make it a million. the republican party is going to defend a bunch of millionaires, half of w
but expect it will be john boehner working along with the president. i'm sure mitch mcconnell will be very closely involved in the discussions with leader boehner. >> you don't believe a deal should come out of the senate and then be introduced in the house? >> well, i think the elections are over. we need to find solutions to help our country move forward in a positive direction and as the chairman of the joint chiefs of staffs says the biggest threat to our national security is...
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here is john boehner this weekend. >> 2013 should be the year to begin to solve our debt through tax reform and entitlement reform. together we should avert the fiscal cliff in a manner that ensures 2013 finally is that year. >> no accident, by the way, it was boehner who did the republican response to the president this weekend. the president holds the most leverage in the next two months, directly after the election and before tax rates expire. when the threat of a tax increase on the middle class hangs over the negotiations. republicans would like to try out the negotiations to see the political climate is better for them in the next congress. the big question is how much did the white house learn from the failed debt talk to 2011? will the president bypass leader ship and begin to try to deal directly with the republican senators who have sounded the most open to compromise. >> i think there is a deal. the ying and yang of this is we know there have to be revenues. look, i haven't met a wealthy republican or democrat in tennessee that's not willing 20 contribute more as long as t
here is john boehner this weekend. >> 2013 should be the year to begin to solve our debt through tax reform and entitlement reform. together we should avert the fiscal cliff in a manner that ensures 2013 finally is that year. >> no accident, by the way, it was boehner who did the republican response to the president this weekend. the president holds the most leverage in the next two months, directly after the election and before tax rates expire. when the threat of a tax increase on...
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john boehner is just -- he's trying to triangulate here a little bit. and he's trying to bring his conference along. he is begging the white house to show him a path out. and the white house is sitting there going why do we do you any favors? you can understand the politics of it going why? why should do i you a favor, you did me no favors but at some point somebody is going to have to say okay, uncle, let's do this over here. >> the polling that you guys and the journal had would indicate that the public wants to get a deal done but as we know, there was that great jonathan weisman piece in the "times" this week that pointed out half the republican conference in the house was re-elected with 55% of the vote. the pointing being the political leverage with those members of congress come from the primary, not from the general election and that's what drives it. >> it is splitting the party. the guys that are statewide office holders are going to the house republicans you're killing party as a national -- and they are. if they're not careful, they are. >>
john boehner is just -- he's trying to triangulate here a little bit. and he's trying to bring his conference along. he is begging the white house to show him a path out. and the white house is sitting there going why do we do you any favors? you can understand the politics of it going why? why should do i you a favor, you did me no favors but at some point somebody is going to have to say okay, uncle, let's do this over here. >> the polling that you guys and the journal had would...
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does he hear what john boehner has to say? does he internalize it? do we hear something acknowledging republican resistance to what he laid out today in pennsylvania or not? >> reporter: well, i think he certainly is hearing and listening to john boehner, but he also believes that he has the upper hand having just won re-election and this trip to pennsylvania today is sort of a larger pr campaign that the president and the white house have been embarking on to get voters, to pressure congressional republicans to get onboard with the president's plan of increasing taxes on wealthier americans. he's traveling to pennsylvania today. he has had had business leaders here at the white house, also leaders of the progressive movement to sort of build support for his plan and today specifically he'll be visiting a toy manufacturer in pennsylvania to sort of make the case that businesses like the toy manufacturer benefit and will continue to benefit if lawmakers get a deal on this payroll tax cut and if they -- on the fiscal cliff, rather, and if they don't, i
does he hear what john boehner has to say? does he internalize it? do we hear something acknowledging republican resistance to what he laid out today in pennsylvania or not? >> reporter: well, i think he certainly is hearing and listening to john boehner, but he also believes that he has the upper hand having just won re-election and this trip to pennsylvania today is sort of a larger pr campaign that the president and the white house have been embarking on to get voters, to pressure...
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." >> as the fiscal cliff pressure goes on, whether john boehner has the votes to get a deal through. they have ads aimed at house republicans. one of boehner's colleagues is not exactly rejecting the idea of challenging him with a gavel. we will dig into that. overseas, north korea fires off another rocket. we will have the latest on what the pentagon and the world is saying about this closed off country's capability to launch a long range rweapon. plus 65 years of history making by our friends at "meet the press." the longest running television show. on the planet. from a deep dive also into the kennedy legacy and the man who laid the foundation for a whole bunch of folks in public life. good morning from washington. it's wednesday, december 12th, 12-12-12. my kids have never been so excited about a date. let's get right to my first read of the morning. one step forward, two steps back. that's probably the best way to describe the fiscal talks between president obama and house speaker john boehner. with christmas less than two weeks away, the white house is faced with the same key q
." >> as the fiscal cliff pressure goes on, whether john boehner has the votes to get a deal through. they have ads aimed at house republicans. one of boehner's colleagues is not exactly rejecting the idea of challenging him with a gavel. we will dig into that. overseas, north korea fires off another rocket. we will have the latest on what the pentagon and the world is saying about this closed off country's capability to launch a long range rweapon. plus 65 years of history making by...
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you had both harry reid and john boehner ready to go here, talking about this and they did begin with a tone that suggests a willingness to work together. kind of a post-election glow. but there are real differences. when you have harry reid who now has an even stronger advantage in the senate, talking about they don't want to be push around, he said. he would be willing to be conciliatory, another of his words, but they have a very strong view that voters are telling them that higher tax rates for the wealthiest would be essential to trying to deal with the long-term deficit. now john boehner had a very staged -- and i mean that in the setting type of speech, not in the words that he chose -- but he doesn't always use a teleprompter, doesn't always give a formal speech. >> yeah, this was very carefully done. in fact, i was talking to one white house source who was impressed, like, okay, that was very thoughtful. they think, okay, this is going to be serious. maybe there's something big here to be done. go ahead, kelly. >> i think that does suggest that boehner who easily won his re-e
you had both harry reid and john boehner ready to go here, talking about this and they did begin with a tone that suggests a willingness to work together. kind of a post-election glow. but there are real differences. when you have harry reid who now has an even stronger advantage in the senate, talking about they don't want to be push around, he said. he would be willing to be conciliatory, another of his words, but they have a very strong view that voters are telling them that higher tax rates...
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speaker john boehner not leaving much out there, really going after president obama hard, kind of putting himself in the situation to be the top attack dog on capitol hill and with a house vote later today on this student loans push, using the house floor to benefit the romney campaign. >> well, it's been ten days since boehner endorsed mitt romney and as you pointed out has become mitt romney's top atam dog on capitol hill and this issue of the president mixing politics with these trips, the white house probably would have been better served if they'd had one of these trips in a non-battleground state at a college that wasn't north carolina, iowa, colorado. they could have blunted some of this criticism a bit. at the end of the day though they did push a message for the first time in kwim soquite some in this age of twitter and how fast things move. there is going to be a vote today that should probably wrap up around noon today. i don't know that they would have gotten there on policy if the president hadn't been pushing this issue. but they certainly could have probably blunted some of
speaker john boehner not leaving much out there, really going after president obama hard, kind of putting himself in the situation to be the top attack dog on capitol hill and with a house vote later today on this student loans push, using the house floor to benefit the romney campaign. >> well, it's been ten days since boehner endorsed mitt romney and as you pointed out has become mitt romney's top atam dog on capitol hill and this issue of the president mixing politics with these trips,...
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republican speaker john boehner is telling the house that he will introduce a plan b on tax rates. danielle, communications director from american crossroads, jonathan clegio for the "hill" newspaper. i'll start with you. we know the negotiations in the white house have been going okay. they're swapping proposals. i think they're a lot closer. they both want to pretend they're not closer. but now the plan bs are in motion because time is of the essence. this plan b is different from the senate plan b which is simply to extend to 250. >> i think it's more than okay. i think this is really evidence that they want to move and they want this to be done with. plan b is let everyone vote for what they want to vote for and then held a vote on what they don't like. and it's a way out. >> it's a two vote situation. >> the two bills. >> boehner will throw this bill out there, maybe another one and the 250 & half is done. because everyone wants the senate vote to oppose. and that's fine. but i think this really is evidence that john boehner wants to not go over the cliff and i think the presi
republican speaker john boehner is telling the house that he will introduce a plan b on tax rates. danielle, communications director from american crossroads, jonathan clegio for the "hill" newspaper. i'll start with you. we know the negotiations in the white house have been going okay. they're swapping proposals. i think they're a lot closer. they both want to pretend they're not closer. but now the plan bs are in motion because time is of the essence. this plan b is different from...
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speaker john boehner wants a new debt ceiling and mitt romney says we're facing a prairie fire of debt. the gop messaging all moving to the debt. plus for the second time in as many weeks the republican establishment sort of has been taken down by grass roots conservatives. this time a stunner in nebraska. will the volatility of this primary season continue to shake up races? and the john edwards defense team to close their care today or they could call a bunch of people to the stand. it's all on the table. we'll find out more today. good morning from washington. it's wednesday, may 16th, it's "the daily rundown," i'm chuck todd. >> republicans promise a new standoff over the debt ceiling. what's if you about the coming budget fight? it's happening in the middle of an election where the economy will make or break the president's chances for a second term. at a fiscal summit yesterday, speaker john boehner vowed to block any increase in the debt ceiling unless it is offset by spending cuts. >> when the time comes i will again insist on my simple principle of cuts and reforms greater tha
speaker john boehner wants a new debt ceiling and mitt romney says we're facing a prairie fire of debt. the gop messaging all moving to the debt. plus for the second time in as many weeks the republican establishment sort of has been taken down by grass roots conservatives. this time a stunner in nebraska. will the volatility of this primary season continue to shake up races? and the john edwards defense team to close their care today or they could call a bunch of people to the stand. it's all...
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white house aides and john boehner's staff have pretty much shut down public communication about the financial cliff talks. yesterday an embarrassing stunt by the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell on the floor of the senate. at boehner's request senate leaders and representative nancy pelosi have been excluded from talks leaving it to boehner and obama to make a deal. though boehner spokesman michael steele tells us this morning if we're going to solve this problem every congressional leader and more importantly the white house have all important roles to play. the fact is we've heard this same thing. and that is that pelosi and the senate leaders are not in the room at first. they'll be brought in when boehner and the white house are close. mann while, back to the debt ceiling. the new republicans' main point of leverage n. a rare misstep, mcconnell may have taken some of that leverage away in a move that ended with mcconnell filibustering himself. the president doesn't have enough democratic support, mcconnell moved to vote to permanently give the president the rate to appro
white house aides and john boehner's staff have pretty much shut down public communication about the financial cliff talks. yesterday an embarrassing stunt by the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell on the floor of the senate. at boehner's request senate leaders and representative nancy pelosi have been excluded from talks leaving it to boehner and obama to make a deal. though boehner spokesman michael steele tells us this morning if we're going to solve this problem every congressional...
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house speaker john boehner was more conciliatory. he wrote in a statement, quote, if there is a mandate, it is a mandate for both parties to find common ground. boy, totally different tones in those two messages. realize mitch mcconnell may have a tough fight for re-election, possibly for renomination and for his senate seat in kentucky. boehner makes a statement also on the fiscal cliff negotiations today at 3:30 this afternoon. will either party ultimately have a mandate in those negotiations as they go forward? will republican lawsuits produce soul-searching? does boehner and mcconnell figure out the best thing to do is do all of the compromising now, get all of the pick the scab if you will, pick your metaphor, take the medicine now and start anew when the calendar turns? it will be interesting to see the posture that they pick. all right. at this hour there are still ten races that have not been decided and several members of congress are in trouble. the open seat in arizona. arizona's second. gabby gifford's former seat. the op
house speaker john boehner was more conciliatory. he wrote in a statement, quote, if there is a mandate, it is a mandate for both parties to find common ground. boy, totally different tones in those two messages. realize mitch mcconnell may have a tough fight for re-election, possibly for renomination and for his senate seat in kentucky. boehner makes a statement also on the fiscal cliff negotiations today at 3:30 this afternoon. will either party ultimately have a mandate in those negotiations...
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>> they scuttled john boehner's plan. will they accept a deal for $400,000 for single people and $450,000 for couples? >> it is extremely difficult to do that. i talked to a couple of aides shortly after obama spoke and they actually were angry at the way the president presented the way things are coming. they actually thought that he was sort of sabotaging the thing by the gleeful almost presentation he gave with the applause when he talked about congress and the laughter. so it's going to be really hard for them to suck it up and i don't think that made it any easier. >> well, i have a little bit of a philosophical question for you, michael. the thought occurs to me that this is why we can't have nice things. we had the debt ceiling showdown. even before that, we had multiple threats of government shutdown over things like funding of planned parenthood and even if we get through this with a deal, we may have another debt ceiling showdown. are we at the point in history where we cannot get anything done and nothing will
>> they scuttled john boehner's plan. will they accept a deal for $400,000 for single people and $450,000 for couples? >> it is extremely difficult to do that. i talked to a couple of aides shortly after obama spoke and they actually were angry at the way the president presented the way things are coming. they actually thought that he was sort of sabotaging the thing by the gleeful almost presentation he gave with the applause when he talked about congress and the laughter. so it's...
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harry reid, mitch mcconnell, john boehner, nancy pelosi, president obama. market rundown is next plus our daily rundown of undecided races including which democrat is being vetted on the hill though his race isn't officially over. first today's trivia question. who is the only speaker of the house to be elected president? [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... 100 calories... [ chef ] ma'am [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. gives you a low national plan premium... so you can focus on what really matters. call humana at 1-800-808-4003. >>> breaking news this morning. we have the angus king news, nancy pelosi news, lots of other stuff on our radar. democrats are keeping a close eye on the vote tally in arizona and senator scott brown is hinting at his political future. first as new members make their way to capitol hill, allen west continues to fight for his seat. west has now filed a complained in st. lucie county y
harry reid, mitch mcconnell, john boehner, nancy pelosi, president obama. market rundown is next plus our daily rundown of undecided races including which democrat is being vetted on the hill though his race isn't officially over. first today's trivia question. who is the only speaker of the house to be elected president? [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... 100...
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with time running out for a deal before the holidays, the president and now speaker john boehner met at the white house, the first face-to-face meeting between the two in nearly a month. the first one-on-one meeting between the two. aides refused to characterize the meeting saying, quote, we're not reading out can details but the lines of communication remain open. but we'll do it for him. this is the real start of the negotiations, folks. if this week goes bad, we shouldn't worry about a deal. the plan is to get something passed by friday, december 21st or even december 24th. and then the legislation has to be written by the 18th. and that means that obama and boehner must reach some framework of an agreement by december 14 or 15 if there's going to be a deal. what does that mean? lots of serious talks have to begin now. we can put the posturing finally aside. we've run out the clock on this posturing phase. >>> bob corker joined a growing number of republicans who argue that agreeing to the president's position on raising tax rates will actually give the republicans an upper hand i
with time running out for a deal before the holidays, the president and now speaker john boehner met at the white house, the first face-to-face meeting between the two in nearly a month. the first one-on-one meeting between the two. aides refused to characterize the meeting saying, quote, we're not reading out can details but the lines of communication remain open. but we'll do it for him. this is the real start of the negotiations, folks. if this week goes bad, we shouldn't worry about a deal....
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help or hurt john boehner's cause of cutting a deal before going over the qulcliff? >> long term probably helps. not helpful every day that goes by without entitlements being part of the discussion. >> i snow there are senate republicans frustrated. do you think tom cole helps the cause of barack obama? >> keeps taxes in the discussion, so it helps. >> you are a skeptic that there would be a deal. >> why would i be a skeptic? >> you believe we will gooff o the cliff. >> i do. i want to see the speaker put something on the floor that does not get the majority. >> i will make the prediction he will go there without knowing he had the majority. i have sources who claim this. shame wless plug. >> christmas, remember the folks in new jersey and new york. >> i have to go with my washington redskins. big game monday night, new york giants. wild card. >> lose record wild card? >> i know you're excited about facial hair being all the rage these days, but this is the last day of november. men's health issue prostate and tess ti testicular cancer. >>> that's it for the daily ru
help or hurt john boehner's cause of cutting a deal before going over the qulcliff? >> long term probably helps. not helpful every day that goes by without entitlements being part of the discussion. >> i snow there are senate republicans frustrated. do you think tom cole helps the cause of barack obama? >> keeps taxes in the discussion, so it helps. >> you are a skeptic that there would be a deal. >> why would i be a skeptic? >> you believe we will gooff o...
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a huge moment before the holidays where john boehner was unable to bring his bill up. what is the mood in the house, both democrats and republicans? are you guys just playing wait-and-see? do you have an expectation that if the senate passes something, the house is at least going to take it up? >> well, that has to happen, as you just said, in order to get this done. the house not only would have to take up an agreement that came out of the senate, obviously, we'd need a majority vote, republicans joining with democrats to get something done, which is why as the senators and the white house negotiate this deal, they do have to keep an important eye on the house, because ultimately, you're going to have to have people come together in a bipartisan way to get this done. you're not going to be able to get an agreement passed with just republicans. and so, it's important that they keep in mind the coalition of democrats and republicans that will have to come together to vote for something. >> now, congressman, obviously, let's say something passes through the senate. the g
a huge moment before the holidays where john boehner was unable to bring his bill up. what is the mood in the house, both democrats and republicans? are you guys just playing wait-and-see? do you have an expectation that if the senate passes something, the house is at least going to take it up? >> well, that has to happen, as you just said, in order to get this done. the house not only would have to take up an agreement that came out of the senate, obviously, we'd need a majority vote,...
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house speaker john boehner was if there is a mandate, it is a ground. boy, totally different tones i . realize have a tough fight for re-election, possibly for renominati and for his senate seat in kentucky boner makes a statement also on the fiscal cliff negotiations today at 3:30 this afternoon. will either party ultimaty have a mandate in those negotiations as they go forward? will republican lawsuits produce soul-searching? does boehner and mcconnell#+c figure out the best thing to do is do a of the of the pick tíq scab if now and start anew when calendar turns?it will be ier races that have not been decided members of congress are in trouble. the open seat in arizona. second. gabby gifford's former seat. the open sea in arizona nine uncalled. dan lun green is votes. the open seat in california 26. we don't know what will happen there. 100% are in . mary bono mack is behind. will she join her husband coming an congress. bilbray is behind with 100% reporting in california as we mentioned already, incumbent allen west is behind in florida 18 with
house speaker john boehner was if there is a mandate, it is a ground. boy, totally different tones i . realize have a tough fight for re-election, possibly for renominati and for his senate seat in kentucky boner makes a statement also on the fiscal cliff negotiations today at 3:30 this afternoon. will either party ultimaty have a mandate in those negotiations as they go forward? will republican lawsuits produce soul-searching? does boehner and mcconnell#+c figure out the best thing to do is...
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john boehner has a politically tough job keeping the party together. they are looking at gaining the senate, which they thought was a done deal, looking tougher. the white house, a couple months ago looked like president obama looked more vulnerable than he does now, he has to hold the people together. >> do the democrats have the alternative vision yet on a congressional level? or do they just sort of tie with the president? >> i think they are tied too much to the president to differentiate themselves. so, no, it's going to be challenging going forward if they are going to be able to do that. >> john boehner, if he loses too many house member seats but keeps control, is his speaker ship still in control? >> i think he'll still feel cantor. >> do you feel he leads that way? >> i feel he led defensively. he's tried some things and has been hauled back. he's on this reel and they keep jerking him back when he gets too far out there. >> shameless plugs, i have to go. >> shameless plug, just joined 365. >> i thought it was a mistake. >> alyssa menendez ha
john boehner has a politically tough job keeping the party together. they are looking at gaining the senate, which they thought was a done deal, looking tougher. the white house, a couple months ago looked like president obama looked more vulnerable than he does now, he has to hold the people together. >> do the democrats have the alternative vision yet on a congressional level? or do they just sort of tie with the president? >> i think they are tied too much to the president to...
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a contentious white house meeting with the president and speaker john boehner. it doesn't bode well. both sides insist when it comes to the budget, they are the only adults in the room. >> we're not going to recreate the debt ceiling debacle of last august. it is simply not acceptable to hold the american and global economy hostage to one party's political ideology. >> we've kicked this can down the road so many times it's -- it ought to make people throw up over it. we know what the problem is and we know what the menu of options are. what we need here are leaders with enough courage to deal with the problem that say we have. >> luke russert is an nbc capitol hill correspondent, joins me now. hey, luke. >> good morning, chuck. >> let's start with a couple of things about the white house meeting. what i found fascinating, everybody had their own read-out of the meeting between boehner, mcconnell, pelosi, reid and the president. boehner and mcconnell's read-outs couldn't have been more different. >> what's fascinating is you saw boehner's read-out that in a sense
a contentious white house meeting with the president and speaker john boehner. it doesn't bode well. both sides insist when it comes to the budget, they are the only adults in the room. >> we're not going to recreate the debt ceiling debacle of last august. it is simply not acceptable to hold the american and global economy hostage to one party's political ideology. >> we've kicked this can down the road so many times it's -- it ought to make people throw up over it. we know what...
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john boehner says he wants to. there you have the titans of industry in new york with their rich, mahogany furniture all saying we need to solve this crisis. yet here we are a few weeks away and we're still both sides sticking to their negotiations. there hasn't been a lot on what specifically would you do. this is going to be tight. >> it's going to be tight and everybody should brace themselves before the fiscal cliff comes the fiscal roller coaster and it's going to look dark before either it's totally black as senator mccain likes to say or before it gets done. my bet actually is on getting things done, but i have to say what's depressing about listening to chairman bernanke is how many times we've heard those words before about the last fiscal crisis, whether it's debt ceiling or something else, it really is time for congress to show it can get something done. >> this seems to poll very well, this bipartisanship. you know it. how come there's such difficulty both sides really not willing to nudge off their sac
john boehner says he wants to. there you have the titans of industry in new york with their rich, mahogany furniture all saying we need to solve this crisis. yet here we are a few weeks away and we're still both sides sticking to their negotiations. there hasn't been a lot on what specifically would you do. this is going to be tight. >> it's going to be tight and everybody should brace themselves before the fiscal cliff comes the fiscal roller coaster and it's going to look dark before...
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speaker john boehner and eric cantor are very cognizant their 242 members want this vote. they're angry at eric holder, they don't trust eric holder. the interesting dynamic will be whether there are documents that come to the hill before the vote happens on the floor. there are elements, significant elements within house republican leadership that think this is a really bad message. the economy is struggling. obama's numbers are not where he wants them to be. so why get off message? that's what some people, high-ranking aides and even lawmakers in the house republican conference are telling us. >> you know, luke, when you -- for a different vantage point, when you think about just the damage that has been done over the last year to the gop's brand, this is just another -- adds more fuel to the fire. the economy is in a very, very bad place. we should be talking about job creation. we should be talking about all of the pocketbook issues that matter to americans. and this is just another thing that i think gives the obama administration and the obama campaign a little bit m
speaker john boehner and eric cantor are very cognizant their 242 members want this vote. they're angry at eric holder, they don't trust eric holder. the interesting dynamic will be whether there are documents that come to the hill before the vote happens on the floor. there are elements, significant elements within house republican leadership that think this is a really bad message. the economy is struggling. obama's numbers are not where he wants them to be. so why get off message? that's...
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house speaker john boehner delivered the first floor, promising the house will undo the january 20th rule. >> if the president does not reverse the department's attack on religious free done, then the congress acting on behalf of the america peep and the constitution that we're sworn to uphold and defend, must. this attack by the federal government on religious freedom in our country plus not stand, and will not stand. >> by midday the fight had moved to the senate side with republicans throwing punches and democrats responding. >> this is not a women's rights issue. this is a religious liberty issue. >> women in this country are tired of being treated like a political football by republicans in congress. >> this has nothing to do with contraception. it's whether the federal government should they have to pay for something they teach their members shouldn't be doing. >> we have news for republicans. this is about contraception. the tax on women's rights never come without being disguyed as something else. >> some democrats are breaking ranks white house press secretary jay carney spe
house speaker john boehner delivered the first floor, promising the house will undo the january 20th rule. >> if the president does not reverse the department's attack on religious free done, then the congress acting on behalf of the america peep and the constitution that we're sworn to uphold and defend, must. this attack by the federal government on religious freedom in our country plus not stand, and will not stand. >> by midday the fight had moved to the senate side with...
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a week ago price raised eyebrows for not immediately dismissing talk he might fight speaker john boehner for the top spot in the house. his office later said he would not mount a challenge. now paul ryan may be thinking about his own presidential aspirations and keeping conservatives happy. has put tom price as his number two. >>> the opening bell just rang on wall street. yesterday stocks rallied on optimism of the fiscal cliff negotiations. meanwhile general motors plans to buy back 200 million shares of stock held by the u.s. treasury. the company will pay $5.5 billion for the shares. le federal government's plans to sell the rest of its common stock through the market according to the "wall street journal." >>> diving back into the final days of the campaign. stories that you may not have heard yet. how romney's management style may have doomed him and why it took so long for him to son sco on election night. >>> and what made the president abandon his beloved ipad. we've all had those moments. when you lost the thing you can't believe you lost. when what you just bought, just broke.
a week ago price raised eyebrows for not immediately dismissing talk he might fight speaker john boehner for the top spot in the house. his office later said he would not mount a challenge. now paul ryan may be thinking about his own presidential aspirations and keeping conservatives happy. has put tom price as his number two. >>> the opening bell just rang on wall street. yesterday stocks rallied on optimism of the fiscal cliff negotiations. meanwhile general motors plans to buy back...
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listen to marry reed and john boehner yesterday. >> we have had enough of this. the american people have had enough of this. i hope the speaker will spare the american people another unnecessary battle and pass the jobs bill. >> we are going to continue to have conversations with members about a longer term approach which most of our members want. at this point in time the plan is to bring up the senate bill. >> you're a member of the gop caucus. as you know there has been a lot of disagreement about the size and scope of the legislation there. do you think that you as a house gop member, are you guys risking not having your imprint on this legislation? speaker boehner, was that at threat from him do you feel? >> i don't feel that it is a threat. there are a lot of us trying to get to yes on this. we think the senate has a very narrow short view. we would rather see a longer term solution to this. but i think ultimately the american people are looking at it and saying we have to start spending money differently. one, spend less. two, spend it smarter. and that i
listen to marry reed and john boehner yesterday. >> we have had enough of this. the american people have had enough of this. i hope the speaker will spare the american people another unnecessary battle and pass the jobs bill. >> we are going to continue to have conversations with members about a longer term approach which most of our members want. at this point in time the plan is to bring up the senate bill. >> you're a member of the gop caucus. as you know there has been a...
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. >> house speaker john boehner raised the stakes with his spokesman saying, quote, the white house decision to invoke executive privilege implies that white house officials were either involved in the fast and furious operation, or the cover-up that followed the administration has always insisted that wasn't the case. were they lying, or are they now bending the law to hide the truth? that prompted this response from the oversight committee's top democrat. >> i think that if mr. boehner takes this to the house, he will be seen as one of the most extreme speakers that ever took charge of a house. >> domenico monenaro joins me now. this eric holder fight has become the talk of washington and it's interesting, because on the hill i'm hearing from democrats that say, fine, let this go forward. a lot of folks associated with leadership saying they're concerned this could take the messages the republicans want to have, which is economy, economy, economy, and distract. >> well, it's an issue that fires up the conservative base, for sure. but any time you deal with any kind of executive privilege i
. >> house speaker john boehner raised the stakes with his spokesman saying, quote, the white house decision to invoke executive privilege implies that white house officials were either involved in the fast and furious operation, or the cover-up that followed the administration has always insisted that wasn't the case. were they lying, or are they now bending the law to hide the truth? that prompted this response from the oversight committee's top democrat. >> i think that if mr....